nethack4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "nethack4" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install nethack4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nethack4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "nethack4" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone nethack4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/nethack4.git 
            
                        
                ~/nethack4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/nethack4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/nethack4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nethack4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 346619
Name: nethack4
PackageBaseID: 87315
PackageBase: nethack4
Version: 4.3.0.beta2-2
Description: A modern fork of Nethack
URL: http://nethack4.org/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1706053746
Maintainer: keenerd
Submitter: keenerd
FirstSubmitted: 1415670899
LastModified: 1476464428
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nethack4.tar.gz